Queens of the Conquest - The extraordinary women who changed the course of English history 1066 - 1167 (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

Queens of the Conquest - The extraordinary women who changed the course of English history 1066 - 1167 (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

1066: A Guide to the Battles and the Campaigns (Livingston Michael)(Paperback)

The Battle of Hastings, fought on 14 October 1066, changed the course of English history. This most famous moment of the Norman Conquest was recorded in graphic detail in the threads of the Bayeux Tapestry, providing a priceless glimpse into a brutal conflict.In this fresh look at the battle and

1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest (Rex Peter)(Paperback)

A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066. The Norman Conquest is the single most important event in English history. On this invasion and 'regime change' pivoted the second millennium of English history. This is well recognised, what is not is

The Norman Conquest: A Very Short Introduction (Garnett George)(Paperback)

The Norman Conquest in 1066 was one of the most profound turning points in English history, dramatically transforming a disparate collection of small nations into a powerful European state. But what actually happened? How was the invasion viewed by those who witnessed it? And how has its legacy

Figuring (Popova Maria)(Paperback / softback)

A history of women who have changed our understanding of the universe, from the creator of Brain

The Boleyn Women: The Tudor Femmes Fatales Who Changed English History (Norton Elizabeth)(Paperback)

EIGHT GENERATIONS OF BOLEYN WOMEN FROM THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY TO 1603The Boleyn family appeared from nowhere at the end of the fourteenth century, moving from peasant to princess in only a few generations. The women of the family brought about its advancement, beginning with the heiresses Alice

Ten Women Who Changed Science, and the World (Whitlock Catherine)(Paperback / softback)

The moving stories of ten remarkable women who transformed science, and changed the

Penguin Readers Level 4: Women Who Changed the World (ELT Graded Reader)(Paperback / softback)

These are the stories of some of the women who changed our world. Read about the women who fought to be equal to men, and learn about the things that women have done in education, science, sport and politics.Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and

In Her Footsteps 1 (Planet Lonely)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the lives and locations of trailblazing women who changed the course of history as you journey to the heart of women's activism, history and creativity through the ages.From the temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt and Empress Dowager Cixi's summer palace in Beijing, to the homes and

Women on Wheels: The Scandalous Untold Histories of Women in Bicycling (Streeter April)(Paperback)

A feminist history of bicycling for sport and adventure spans a century of women who changed the world from two wheels. This vivacious tale, peppered with fascinating details from primary sources, shows how women were sometimes the stars of bicycle races and exhibitions, and other times had to

Dangerous Inheritance (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

Two women separated by time are linked by the most famous murder mystery in history, the Princes in the Tower. Lady Katherine Grey has already suffered more than her fair share of tragedy. Newly pregnant, she has incurred the wrath of her formidable cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, who sees her as a

Story of English (McCrum Robert)(Paperback / softback)

The Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history,

A History of Britain in 21 Women: A Personal Selection (Murray Jenni)(Paperback)

From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 21 Women They were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politicians. They all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world. Jenni Murray presents the history of Britain as you've never seen it before,

Six Tudor Queens: Katheryn Howard, The Tainted Queen (Weir Alison)(Paperback)

Queens of Jerusalem: The Women Who Dared to Rule - Katherine Pangonis

Debut by an exciting young narrative historian - a revisionist history of Medieval Palestine In 1187 Saladin's armies besieged the holy city of Jerusalem. He had previously annihilated Jerusalem's army at the battle of Hattin, and behind the city's high walls a last-ditch defence was being led by

Jamestown Brides - The Bartered Wives of the New World (Potter Jennifer)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary story of the British women who made the perilous journey to Jamestown, Virginia, to become wives for tobacco planters in the New

Boleyn Reckoning (Andersen Laura)(Paperback / softback)

A choice to forever change the course of history. While English soldiers prepare for the threat of invasion, William Tudor struggles with his ownpersonal battles: he still longs for his childhood

Empires of the Normans: Makers of Europe, Conquerors of Asia - Levi Roach

The first global history of the Normans, who - beyond the conquest of England - came to dominate Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. How did descendants of Viking marauders came to dominate Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East? It is a tale of ambitious adventures and fierce

Lancaster And York - The Wars of the Roses (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

The war between the houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England was characterised by treachery, deceit and - at St Albans, Blore Hill and Towton, - some of the bloodiest and most dramatic battles on England's

Kabul Beauty School (Rodriguez Deborah)(Paperback / softback)

The remarkable true story of an extraordinary group of real women who come together to learn the arts of perms, friendship and freedom, from the bestselling author of The Little Coffee Shop of

Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman (Massie Robert K.)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most powerful women in

Conquest - The English Kingdom of France 1417-1450 (Barker Juliet)(Paperback / softback)

* The thirty years of English rule in France that followed the battle of Agincourt - by the acclaimed author of AGINCOURT: THE KING, THE CAMPAIGN, THE

Six Wives of Henry VIII (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

Drawing upon the rich fund of documentary material from the Tudor period, The Six Wives of Henry VIII shows us a court where personal needs frequently influenced public events and where a life of gorgeously ritualised pleasure was shot through with ambition, treason and

Twelve Apostles (Coogan Tim Pat)(Paperback / softback)

The story of the assassination squad that changed the course of Irish